🔨 Senco Mini Palm Nailer PC1195 Review

The mini nail puller is great for driving tie downs and other small jobs. It will certainly not a replacement for a larger hand nailer for 3 1/2" diameter nails. It's great for tight spaces. Be careful not to cover the front exits with your hand as this will affect the operation of the nailer. It has the ability to to make big nails, but I wouldn't use it for that purpose alone, I'm happy with the nailer for specific and unique situations.

I bought this nail puller to attach 2x4 clamps to my cedar fence posts. I was surprised at how small it was when the package arrived and considered returning it for the larger Senco model. I'm very glad I kept it as it hammers nails easily and accurately. This makes it easier to attach metal clips or hangers as the magnetic nose holds the nail in the nailer, allowing you to position and hold the hanger with one hand while nailing with the other. He did quick work using 1 1/4" joist nails and 8d

In my experience, you need a compressor with a high air pressure range for this. It almost seemed to stop once the pressure dropped below about 75psi. The only common nails I couldn't get my head around were 16d galvanized nails, the heads were too wide. However, it worked great on 16d vinyl coated nails. Very handy for hard to reach spots but I think you get quite a bit of vibration from this, my hands were naughty for days after driving 40-50 3 1/2" nails with it. It's a bit slower than a…